Brake-shoe mold



.TAIHES S. THOMPSON, OF ELHAM'. NEVI YORK.

BRAKESHO MOLD.

Application filed July 20.

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Be i( knmvn (h(1(. l, JAMES S. 'i`i,1u:( r: 0:\', :i cnr/.0n ni (iw (iniwil Shlfvs, irrviiiiug :it Pelham, in (iw cuunty 0i' ilfislihvsi'vr una( Stili@ u( Non' York. hnvi invrnhii certain (ww und ((Svfui lnipmvuuwnts in Bruke- Fwhiw 'oids, of whirl( (iw following is n gpuuiiiczition.

rihis iuveminn riluws (u (he niunufuc- (ure (if (mike shwrs in pvrnmiwn( molds, und i(s object is; (n pruvidi :i nuvni nwuns 0i' siinplv (Urin for suspending' (iw reinforcing hawk. (iw :((izuhing lug und (iwl cure ('nr (oi-ming (iw (ilwning in (iw zltizwhing hij; in proper pusiiinn n (iw` nwlil ruviiv ('rn' vnilwihiilrgr (lw hm'k unii (iw lng' in (iw shun illu-ing (iw cuming upirrzuinn.

in (iw :wi-(nugmnvingA (lruwinifnv iilushuting- :l siiviwil mnhmiiuwn( mi' (iw inveniiun" Fig'. l is :l (rnnsvvrsi svc-(inruil view on (iw iiiw 1"*--1 (if Fig. E2.

Fig. 2 is :i lungihuiinul srdionui viiw (m (iw liiw di ol Fig. l.

Fig. I is u horizuniul smiimmi view un (iw liiw #-3 of Fig. 2.

The rviniin'i-.ixrgr inwk il unii (iw sol lug l2 \vi(h (he (-uri l?, (or (mining (he opening in (iw lng uro, prn'fvriihly :lssiniilmi :is u uni( unil instl'iiti in (iw ivf( nwniiwr n( (iwy con@ wlwn (iw cope nwnilwrs :iwy in open position :is Slwwn in hrukvn lilwfwl in Fig, l, ur wlwn (iw lei( nwiniwr nl' (iw. cope is in closed punition und (iw righ( member of (iw wlw. is in upon posiiion. The mold cavity has n rmwss Si (o :memnmocinie (iw hugr und (iw curo, und sini' (iw parting iiiwl betwaiu (iw (Wn copi: nicuiiwr;

.extends imigitruiiimiiy o (iw. moiii :imi in Cavity, iiaic nii: Said recess in, (he i copi?, member ami (me iwi( is in (he rig cop@ member, so (hat wiwi( (he righi'. cop@ w23. serial No, 552,77.

nwniiwr i open (he hack uni( can he mndil'v insu-(vii in (init par( of (ne meid cavity :uni iis (www in (he lele( cogi mem-ber.

To huid (iw buck uni(- in piace in the ivf( (rupe nwniiwr while the right copa mem- (wr is iwingjv cios-ed and during (he casting u nri'mion. i provide wires 1f( which extend (hmugh gronvis 15 formed partly in each ni' (iw cupe nwniiwrs, (iw xvii-es beingl provided with heads 0i nu); suitable description 'for engaging with (he reinforcin@ back am( Y(vili (imy (op me (iw cope. I prefer (a make (iw wnfis wit'h olongzitmi heads 1G to engage (iw reinforcing buck (i'imsversely and wifi( hfzifis i7 primarily (u engage the (op ui' (iw imei* copo (nmniwr 5. wWlwn (he back uni( is arranged in (hat par( of (he mold miviv in (iwy 10i( (wlw nwniiwr 5 (he Wines l( will iw insortmi in (lwgroovos 18 in the minfin-Qing iizwk und (iwn (nrned untii (he lwzids ((3 exwnd (runsvmsely across (he (iiwnings 1S unil engage (iw underifle of the hzwk. Tlw (wud l? should iw Subsiuntiziily :ih iwil \\i(h (he lwzui 11'( su (hui:` when (he (wud ((3 is in opornvo ongugvnwn( with (iw inwk. (iw (wud (7 will iw in operative vnfgngoinon( with (iw copo nwmiwr 5. The lwiui iT nnrv iw (uriwd up u( li t0 permit (iw. rig-ht'. volw nwnilwr 6 (o iw closmi withmz( (lisi'urhinggI (iw inwk uni( or (he wires. und nlsu (i) forni :i gripping piece h v which (iw vvirog vnu he Onsiiv (uriwii (o olwvuive pusuion. Aitor (iw wires have iwan( nrrfinlgiii in (lwir oporzuvo posiiim as shmvn. (iw righ( (mw nwiniwr cnn he swungr (n (-iuswi pusiiiun. und ovfn i( i( @ngugvs (he grip nwnilwr 1T i( will nu( (Hsin-range the :issoinh-lv iwvnusi (iw lniivr will yield sufficimwlv (u iwi-ini( (iw rightrcope. nwnilwr (o iw ('irisml :imi Wuhan( (iisiinrhing (iw hawk unii.

M v invention provides n sinipio, easilv npvrnmi :ind vonvonwn( nwzin (for Sugiwn( ing :uni Securing (iw riinforcing hawk. u(- (mhinglj ing unil cur (or :forming (iw @ponA ing in (iw attaching lng*r in (iwir proper po- Siiions in (iw (noiii (':iviiv priiiininurv (u unil riurinli;y (iw Calming' operzifioir puuring ruw i9 und Sunil veins' Q0 nro vonvcniiniij.' 'iiwuiesi in (he cope. The wires min iw i'iiiiiiy zuijusmii in pushion (o cng'zigi. (iw hawk @i (he Cupo. nwin'nier f3 whilv (iw von@ nwniiwr (i in. nirwn, und ilwv \viii sccui'elv (he hawk uni( while (he copo memiwr (wing closed und during (ihn cfisling ion.

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lily invention can he employed 'for making Castings other than brake shoes and .l eon Sider myself entitled to make all such ,changes in the torni, construction and arrangement of parts asniay be necessary or desirable for this purpose. and for making di'erent kinds, shapes and sizes ot' brake shoes, which Jfairly tall within the seope ot' the, following elaiins.

ll claim.:

l. A perinanei'it niold tor making castings, comprising a drag and a cope having a niold cavity therein. the cope adapted to he opened to permit the insertion ot' :i unit therein and also lieing A'irovided with grooves extending therethrough andCommunicating with the mold cavity, and wires extending through Said grooves and having angnlarly disposed means adapted to he turned to operatively engage the unit and the eolie to suspend the unit in the4 mold cavity.

2. A permanent i-nold `t'or making castings, conziprising a drag and a eolie iiaviiig a mold cavity therein, the cope adapted to he opened to pei-init, the insertion ot' a unit therein and also being provided with grooves extending therethrough and eoniniiinieating with the inold cavity. and single, wires extending through said grooves and having angiilarly disposed ineans to engage said unit and said etape for snspei'iding the unit in the inold eavity.

il. permanent n'iold t'or making castings, comprising a d 'ag and a Cope having a n'iold cavity therein, the cope adapted to he opened to permitthe insertion ot a unit therein and also being-provided willi grooves extending therethfi-iough and Communicating with the mold cavity, and wire". extending through said grooves and having elongated heads adapted to he arranged transversely ot' the iinit to engage said unit and the cope for suspending the unit in the. inold cavity.

4t. A pern'ianent inold tor making castings, comprising a relatively fixed drag and a two-ineinher cope having its members hinged to the drag, with the parting line extending longitudinally ot the niold and suhstantially centrally of the inold cavity, said rope having grooves extending therethrough and communicating with the mold Cavity, said grooves being vt'oriiied partly in one" cope i'neinher and partly in the other eope ineinher, and means extending through said grooves and engaged with a iinit and the nope for snsiiei'iding the nuit in the mold `grooves and engaged with a unil and ifiso 5. A pern'ianenty mold tot' making eastings, comprising a drag and a eolie having a inold Cavity therein. said drag lieing relativehv tiXed and said cope comprising two ineinhersf hinged to the drag and havingr grooves. formed partly in one ineinlieil and partly in the other ineinhex' and extending through the cope and eoininniiieating with the mold cavity, and wires extendingl Ihiongh said the top ot' the rope to suspend the unit inthe mold cavity, Said wires having h iwer heads to engage the bark and upper heads to engage one nieniher ot' the cope. v

t3. A. perii'ianent inold tor making east ings` comprising a drag and a two-n|einher eolie having a inold cavity therein. the. nienihers of the cope being hinged to the drag` said rope having grooves extending therethrough -and eoinninnieaiing with the niold eavity,

and wires extending through said grooves and having on one end a head to engage a unit and on the other end a head to engage theY cope and a gripping piece. l

i. A permanent mold vtor making eastings, comprising a drag and a two-ineniher cope having a mold cavity therein. said cope members being movable independently and relatively to the drag to open the inold. and means extending through the cope tor snpporting in the mold cavity the parts which are to he embedded in the casting.

8. A permanent mold for making castings,

comprising a drag and a t-wo-nieinher cope having a inold cavity therein, said Cope ineniliers being inovalile independently and relatively to the drag to open the mold, and ineans detaehably engaged with one of the cope members for supporting in the mold cavity the parts which are to he embedded in the casting.

9. A periiianent mold for making tastings, comprising a drag and a two-member cope having a inold cavity therein, Sa id Cope ineinloers being inovalile independently and relatively to the drag to open the mold, and ineans extending through the cope and engaged with both ineinhers thereot' tor snpporting in the mold cavity the parts which areto he embedded in the casting.

l0.. The. eon'ihii'iation wit-h a. permanent mold for making castings, ijfomprising a drag and a Cope. having a iiiold cavity therein, oi a wire t'or suspending a unit in the mold eavity and having on each end a transversely extending head.

Janice s. 'ri-ioiviesoii.V

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